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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

chius

, fr.

Chios

the island Chios, Gr. [GREEK].]

Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Ægean Sea.

Chian earth

a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.

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Chian turpentine

a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the

Pistacia Terebinthus

Adj.

Pertaining to Chios, an isle in the Levant.

Chian earth, a medicinal, dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent, and a cosmetic.

Chian turpentine, or Cyprus turpentine, is procured from the Pistacia Terebinthus. It is of the consistence of honey, clear and of a yellowish white.